About Edsel Brown

Edsel brings an outstanding background to the firm. Most recently he concluded a 29 year career as a Public Servant at the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). During his tenure at SBA he served in a number of managerial capacities including: Assistant Administrator, Office of Innovation & Technology where he provided oversight over the nation's largest Seed Capital Programs (Small Business Innovation Research-SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer-STTR) Assistant Administrator, Office of Business Development, where he oversaw varying components of the 8(a) Program including 8(a) certification, program development, 7(j), and mentor-protégé and he also served as a Financial Analyst in the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program managing a portfolio of public venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.

He has given testimony before the U. S. House of Representatives (Committee on Small Business) and participated on both House and Senate Congressional Roundtables.

He is an Accredited Small Business Consultant (ASBC) certified by the Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants (AASBC), and operates a business consulting firm (Edsel M. Brown Jr. Group, LLC).

Edsel's educational background includes: B. A. (Government/Political Science) and M. A. (Public Administration) degrees from Ohio University, and a J. D. from the University of Toledo College of Law (served as President of the Black Law Student Association). He has also completed a training program at the Venture Capital Institute, and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 Registrations. He is a member of the DC and PA Bars, American and National Bar Associations, DC Chamber of Commerce, as well as the National Society of Black Engineers.